<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by R2:
According to the rules this depends on your originating area:
For Area 1, changes to the first intl flight and preceding flights are not permitted after tkt deadline, which is seven days before departure. Date/time changes to other flights permitted at no charge.
For Areas 2/3, after tkt issued, unlimited date/time changes permitted; changes other than date/time permitted once at no charge anytime prior to departure.
Now, the big question is how are these originating areas defined? I would really appreciate if someone could shed some light on this.
[This message has been edited by R2 (edited 10-01-2001).]</font>
i remember vaguely:
area1: americas
area2: europe & africa
area3: asia & australasia
i also remeber in the past you can reissue wihtout penalty as long as you do it before the ticketing deadlines. i.e 7 days for areas, 2 hours (or 1 second theoretically) in all other areas. however, most agents do not understand it well and may have their own interpretation.
if your booking is via aa/rtw desk, call them to clarify, and have them put a note to your locator about reissuance before going to aa or your agent